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Eagles Edge Colonels, 4-3

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle women's tennis team extended its overall record to 7-4 by holding off NCAA I Eastern Kentucky 4-3 on Tuesday.

The match, which was played according to NCAA I rules which counts all three doubles matches as one point, saw the Eagles sweep all three doubles points. Natasa Zoricic and Yi Ching Chen were the first to finish their match, topping Myriem Mhirit and Jessica Albuquerque 8-2. Caroline Nilsson and Landyn Scudder followed with an 8-5 victory over Alyze Pagal and Catarina Branco at No. 3 and Julija Stojkovska and Sara Abraul completed the sweep with an 8-6 win over Anouk Favre and Anais Hamel at No. 2.

Chen was the first off the court in singles, downing Albuquerque 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2. Zoricic was close behind with a 6-3, 6-1 over Mhirit and No. 1 and Nilsson clinched the Eagle victory after bouncing back from a 6-0 loss in the first set to top Favre 6-4, 6-2 in the remaining two sets.

The Lady Colonels earned victories in the bottom three spots of the line-up as Pagal topped Stojkovska 6-4, 4-6, 10-7, Hamel downed Abraul 6-3, 6-4 and Esmira Gheisary bested Scudder 6-3, 6-4.

The Eagles will be back in action at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday when they host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at the Crotty Tennis Complex.

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